European Union Archives - L&E Global Knowledge Centre

Jun

2021

Off Duty Conduct: When is it an Employer’s Business?

About this topic: While Canada makes progress in its fight against COVID-19, some issues such as the continued use of masks and vaccinations remain more contentious than ever. Employees are entitled to express their opinions outside of the workplace, but at what point does off-duty conduct become a workplace issue? Join us for an engaging […]

Date and time:
June 24, 2021 9:00 am - 10:30 am (UTC)

Jun

2021

L&E Global webinar: Vaccination issues for employers in Asia-Pacific

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is underway throughout the globe, and employers worldwide are confronted with complex issues as they protect the health and safety of their workforces while avoiding infringement of the rights of individual employees. In this webinar, we will discuss some of the unique questions arising in the Asia-Pacific region: Can the employer require employees […]

Date and time:
June 18, 2021 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm (CEST)

Jul

2021

L&E Global webinars: (Working) times are changing, according to the Court of Justice of the European Union

The Court of Justice of the European Union has often surprised national jurisdictions and employers with its rather strict interpretation of the EU Working Time Directive, for example regarding the obligation to register working time. Also, recent cases concerning the conditions to qualify on-call time as working time and on the application of the working […]

Date and time:
July 1, 2021 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm (CEST)

Jun

2021

L&E Global webinar: Cross-Border Remote Work, Authorized and Unauthorized – Latin America

Your employees suddenly turn up in a foreign country or exotic locale without management knowledge or approval carrying out remote work from their laptops, and intend to remain indefinitely. Or an employee wishes to return to his or her native country to spend extended time with family during the COVID-19 crisis. What issues of work […]

Date and time:
June 24, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 am (CDT)

Jun

2021

L&E Global webinar: Vaccination issues for employers in Asia-Pacific

Date and time:
June 18, 2021 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (HKT)

May

2021

L&E Global webinar: The New Subcontracting Reform in Mexico – How It Will Change Your Mexico Operations.

In the webinar we will address the new Subcontracting Reform in Mexico published on April 23rd, 2021 and discuss the immediate and far-reaching legal consequences for multinationals with operations in Mexico. In general, the extensive subcontracting arrangements currently used by many companies will as a result of this reform be limited to specialized services or work which […]

Date and time:
May 13, 2021 11:00 am - 12:00 am (CDT)

Apr

2021

EU: CJEU rules on Working Time Limits in case of Multiple Employment Contracts

In the ASE case of 17 March 2021 (C-585-19), the Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed that in the event that employees have concluded multiple employment contracts with the same employer, the working time limits (as laid down by the Working Time Directive) have to be respected for all the employment contracts, […]

Feb

2021

EU: Difference in Treatment between Employees with Disabilities might constitute Discrimination

Unfavourable treatment of an employee with a disability in comparison to a non-disabled employee, might constitute discrimination, if this distinction cannot be justified. In a recent Polish case an employer treated certain employees with a disability, adversely, compared to other employees with a disability. The CJEU had to resolve the question of whether this can constitute discrimination, as understood by the Employment Equality Directive 2000/78.

Mar

2021

L&E Global Webinar: Diversity and Inclusion: What is or is not allowed?

Date: Thursday, 25 March 2021
Time: 6 p.m. CET / 1 p.m. ET
Duration: 60 Minutes

Diversity and inclusion, once identified as a US-specific concern, has now become a key global objective for multinationals everywhere. How does the concept of diversity and inclusion vary across regions? How can the employer obtain demographic and other data around the world to assist in measuring diversity without violating local employment laws and data privacy requirements? What legal and cultural limitations affect what we ask in individual countries? This webinar will answer your questions and provide best practices regarding global diversity and inclusion, and means to measure and enhance it.

Speakers:
• Simone Carrà (LabLaw in Italy)
• Melanie D. McNaught (Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti in Canada)
• Jimena Sánchez Argoytia (De La Vega & Martinez Rojas in Mexico)
• Michael Thomas (Jackson Lewis in USA)

Moderator:
• Michael Hatcher (Jackson Lewis in USA)

Date and time:
March 25, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (-03)

Mar

2021

L&E Global Webinar: The Whistleblowing Directive: A Gamechanger?

Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
Time: 6 p.m. CET / 1 p.m. Eastern Time
Duration: 60 Minutes

On 16 April 2019, the EU Whistleblowing Directive was passed by the European Parliament, giving EU-based employee whistleblowers many of the same protections long enjoyed by employees in the US. What does this mean for your EU-based business? To what extent will national laws implementing the Directive create a variety of local requirements across the EU? What do you need to know and how do you as a business comply? The EU specialist speakers will discuss the implications, provide best practices and answer your questions.

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Speakers:
• Florence Bacquet (Flichy Grangé Avocats in France)
• Gautier Busschaert (Van Olmen & Wynant in Belgium)
• Kristian Foss Aalmo (Storeng, Beck & Due Lund in Norway)
• Michael Witteler (Pusch Wahlig Workplace Law in Germany)
Moderator: John Sander (Jackson Lewis in USA)

Date and time:
March 18, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm (-03)

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